"Serpins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A family of serine proteinase inhibitors which are similar in amino acid sequence and mechanism of inhibition, but differ in their specificity toward proteolytic enzymes. Some members of the serpin family may be substrates rather than inhibitors of SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES.
| Descriptor ID |
D015843
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.861 D12.776.872 D27.505.519.389.745.800.675
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| Concept/Terms |
Serpins- Serpins
- Serpin Protease Inhibitors
- Inhibitors, Serpin Protease
- Protease Inhibitors, Serpin
- Serpin Peptidase Inhibitors
- Inhibitors, Serpin Peptidase
- Peptidase Inhibitors, Serpin
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Serpins" by people in Profiles.
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Sex-specific genetic predictors of Alzheimer's disease biomarkers. Acta Neuropathol. 2018 12; 136(6):857-872.
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PEDF inhibits pancreatic tumorigenesis by attenuating the fibro-inflammatory reaction. Oncotarget. 2016 May 10; 7(19):28218-34.